• To avoid that the total number of cases varies (up or down) daily, the suspect cases have been placed in a separate category. Thus, suspect cases with positive laboratory tests will be added to the confirmed category, while negative ones (non-cases) will be removed from the table.

• The category of probable cases includes all reported deaths for which it was not possible to obtain biological samples for laboratory confirmation. The investigations will determine whether these deaths are related to the epidemic or not.

• A community death is a death in the community, outside of a licensed health center.

News of the response

Supported

• The transit center of Beni was inaugurated this Thursday, November 15, 2018. Located opposite the office of the head of the health zone, this 16-bed transit center will isolate all suspected cases waiting for their laboratory results. Only confirmed cases will be transferred to the CTE of Beni after confirmation of their laboratory tests. This transit center was built to alleviate the burden of the 60-bed Beni CTE, which was regularly filled due to the large influx of suspected cases detected every day.

Vaccination

• Since the beginning of vaccination on August 8, 2018, 30,563 people have been vaccinated , including 15,573 in Beni, 4,544 in Mabalako, 2,742 in Katwa, 1,663 in Mandima, 1,565 in Butembo, 1,547 in Kalunguta, 732 in Masereka, 434 in Bunia, 355 in Tchomia, 293 in Vuhovi, 292 in Mutwanga, 240 in Komanda, 210 in Musienene, 178 in Oicha, 161 in Kyondo, and 34 in Alimbongo.

• To avoid that the total number of cases varies (up or down) daily, the suspect cases have been placed in a separate category. Thus, suspect cases with positive laboratory tests will be added to the confirmed category, while negative ones (non-cases) will be removed from the table.

• The category of probable cases includes all reported deaths for which it was not possible to obtain biological samples for laboratory confirmation. The investigations will determine whether these deaths are related to the epidemic or not.

• A community death is a death in the community, outside of a licensed health center.

News of the response

Supported

• The transit center of Beni was inaugurated this Thursday, November 15, 2018. Located opposite the office of the head of the health zone, this 16-bed transit center will isolate all suspected cases waiting for their laboratory results. Only confirmed cases will be transferred to the CTE of Beni after confirmation of their laboratory tests. This transit center was built to alleviate the burden of the 60-bed Beni CTE, which was regularly filled due to the large influx of suspected cases detected every day.

Vaccination

• Since the beginning of vaccination on August 8, 2018, 30,563 people have been vaccinated , including 15,573 in Beni, 4,544 in Mabalako, 2,742 in Katwa, 1,663 in Mandima, 1,565 in Butembo, 1,547 in Kalunguta, 732 in Masereka, 434 in Bunia, 355 in Tchomia, 293 in Vuhovi, 292 in Mutwanga, 240 in Komanda, 210 in Musienene, 178 in Oicha, 161 in Kyondo, and 34 in Alimbongo.